中国的蔬菜种植面积逐年扩大 ,2 0 0 1年的种植面积已达 2 4亿亩 ,比上年增加 130 0万亩 ,蔬菜的总产量首次成为中国的第二大农作物 ,为 2 4亿万吨 ,比上年增加了 130 0万吨。 2 0 0 1年 1～ 11月份的统计表明 ,全国的蔬菜出口量已达 35 7 1万吨 ,出口金额达 2 1亿美元 ,比上 China’s vegetable acreage has been expanding year by year, with acreage reaching 240 million mu in 2001, an increase of 130.0 million mu from the previous year. For the first time, the total output of vegetables has become the second largest crop in China at 2.4 billion Ton, an increase of 130 million tons over the previous year. Statistics from January to November 2001 show that the country’s vegetable exports have reached 357 million tons and exports amounting to 210 million U.S. dollars,